recto
noun[Cusually singular]
publishingspecializeduk/ˈrek.təʊ/us/ˈrek.toʊ/thefrontof apieceofpaper,document, etc.:
Thenotesarefoundon asinglesheetwritten on both recto and verso.
Thefrontside(recto) of thepagefeaturespictographicelementsand someRomanletters.
Compare
verso
thepageon therightsideof anopenbook, etc.:
The verso alwayscarriestheevenpagenumberand the recto theoddnumber.
The first recto would beleftblankas acover.
Compare
verso
- Theleafcontainsonitsrecto afull-pagedrawingof azodiacalman.
- On the recto (right-hand)pageit says: ABookof the Sea.
- The fourmissinginteriorfolioswere each a recto-versopair.
Books & parts of books
- acknowledgmentsphrase
- addendum
- appendix
- artwork
- bibliographical
- bibliography
- binding
- epilogue
- errata
- erratum
- ex-libris
- extract
- fascicle
- jacket
- library
- margin
- monograph
- preface
- prologue
- spine